Financial support for this study was provided in part by the Ryerson University New Faculty SRC Development Fund and Ryerson Faculty of Community Services SRC Grant. The funding agreement ensured the author's independence in designing the study, interpreting the data, writing, and publishing the report.
I thank the following people who were instrumental in the completion of this study: all the women who found time in their busy schedules to participate in this study, Dr. Mehrdad Vahabi and Mr. Behruz Dawudi for the translation of the study instrument and revisions, and Dr. Cynthia Damba for providing peer debriefing and analytic consultation.